Man spearheads substance-free music festivals

The sound of sober music – December 21, 2019 - Q. What made you want to start this? A. There’s…

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How to save 1,000’s of lives! When bail reform comes, do more to help people who use drugs

No Cash Bail –  DEC 22, 2019 - At 19, Allison was arrested for selling a small amount of heroin…

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Expert explains how to have fun without alcohol during the holidays

Be With a Friend – December 22, 2019 - If you are worried about a party or venue lacking non-alcoholic…

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Hundreds Saved from Opioid Overdose

Saving Lives for a Better Tomorrow – Dec. 22, 2019 - Grown out of the need to stop blood-borne diseases…

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Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality

Life or Death? –  December 23, 2019 - “Like a butterfly effect” Health data for Belmont County show that the…

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Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino celebrates four years of sobriety

Congratulations! – Dec. 23, 2019 - “Being sober and living a life of integrity has really opened up so many…

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28 Christmas movies and specials to watch on TV

Deck the Halls – December 23, 2019 - Because Christmas is a time for tradition, NBC will repeat last year’s…

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Why is it so difficult to say no to that piece of cake?

It’s an Anti-Depressant? – Dec. 23, 2019 - Researchers trained rats to receive a “delicious, high-fat, high-sugar” pellet by pressing…

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Billie Eilish’s video captures isolation & addiction

WATCH (at your own risk) – Dec 18, 2019 - Billie Eilish, the six-time Grammy-nominated artist, has just turned 18…

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‘Hanukkah means recovery’

Breaking the chains that bind... – Dec. 22, 2019 - Battling addiction by reconnecting with Jewish culture The history behind…

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Recovering addict turns to books, charity to help others

Reading can save your world – December 19, 2019 - “I just didn’t know how to deal with constantly being…

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America Will Import More Sugar This Year Than It Has in 40 years

What a sweet tooth – December 11, 2019 - This year, the government will have to open the spigot and…

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Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fast

Have I got a drug for you – Dec. 16, 2019  - Instead, it starts with fast access to prescribed…

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FDA Warns of Breathing Problems With Gabapentinoids

Choked Up? – December 19, 2019 - Reports of gabapentinoid abuse alone, and with opioids, have emerged and there are…

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Dire Shortage of ADD Meds Is Pushing Some to Street Meth

Or to schoolyards? –  Dec. 12, 2019 - On the Ground in Philly! In Philadelphia where I live, diverted Adderall…

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VA opens gambling addiction treatment center in Vegas

Ground 00 – Dec. 10, 2019 - The facility is the second of its kind in nearly 50 years at…

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Joseph Habedank’s Journey from Rehab to the Grammys — Why He Says MusiCares ‘Saved My Life’

It Takes a Village – December 18, 2019 - There was a lady who saw that I was in pain…

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Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died

“Be Here Now” the other Big Book – DEC. 22, 2019 - It was Leary who famously exhorted American youth…

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Xanax: the drug that defined the decade and changed rap

It’s a Killer – Dec. 17, 2019 - Deep fakes, influencers, viral fashion – we live in a world unrecognizable…

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28 Empowering Books About Addiction And Recovery

Reading is Divine – Dec. 16, 2019 - It’s a long journey, but why not start it here, with this…

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988: FCC approves proposal for 3-digit suicide hotline number

911 for the Soul – Dec. 13, 2019 - The proposal requires that all telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over…

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It’s ‘life or death’: Recovering addict wants to reinvent SF response to drug crisis

Important Article – Dec. 20, 2019 - PHOTOS SHOW - • Salvation Army case manager Thomas Wolf says S.F. should…

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Scientists ‘cure’ alcoholism by implanting ELECTRODES in the brain

That was easy! –  December, 19, 2019 - Dr Plummer, a world-renowned specialist in infectious diseases, said he’d ‘be dead’…

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‘Rocketman’ gets addiction right. Elton John’s journey could help others.

One of the best bio-pics ever – Dec. 16, 2019 - Events that cause trauma include natural disasters, childhood abuse…

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Quote of the Week

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek." —Joseph Campbell

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For Those Who Struggle With Sobriety During The Holidays, There’s Hope

You Are Not Alone – Dec. 17, 2019 - Some in recovery may feel the only way they can cope…

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Lizzo Talks Mental Health Struggles In Candid New Interview

...the Fairest of Them All – December 14, 2019 -  “...I don’t know where it is, but I hope this…

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Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia?

It’s All In Your Head – December 15, 2019 - Early one morning in March, Madison McIntosh showed up on…

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The Changing Geography of the Opioid Crisis

Map of Death – DECEMBER 5, 2019 - A common theory for the opioid crisis is that it developed from…

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New study links all soda to an early death

Who Still Drinks These Toxic Beverages? –  September 4, 2019  - The study, one of the largest of its kind,…

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